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Cillian Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness have bought a cinema the Oscar-winning actor used to visit as a child.The couple will refurbish The Phoenix Cinema in Dingle, County Kerry, south-west Ireland, next year. The venue, which had previously been used as a dance hall, had been in operation for more than 100 years, and on the market for three before Murphy and McGuinness bought the building.Oppenheimer and Peaky Blinders star Murphy, from Cork, said: “I’ve been going to see films at The Phoenix since I was a young boy on summer holidays.”My dad saw movies there when he was…

Instagram is releasing a feature that will let users easily reset their algorithms, as the government strengthens its regulation of online safety.With the new reset feature, users can clear their recommended content from Explore, Reels and their feed, potentially reducing the amount of harmful content they are exposed to. It’s all part of Meta’s push to make the app safer for young people, after announcing more private Teen accounts in September.The feature, which will soon be rolled out globally, was announced as the government outlined its priorities for online safety.Peter Kyle, Labour’s technology secretary, said Ofcom should ensure the concept…

Bosch will cut up to 5,500 jobs as it struggles with slow electric vehicle sales and competition from Chinese imports.It is the latest blow to the European car industry after Volkswagen and Ford announced thousands of job cuts in the last month. Cheaper Chinese-made electric cars have made it trickier for European manufacturers to remain competitive while demand has weakened for the driver assistance and automated driving solutions made by Bosch.The company said a slower-than-expected transition to electric, software-controlled vehicles was partly behind the cuts, which are being made in the car parts division.Demand for new cars has fallen overall…

Ed Sheeran helped Ipswich Town to sign a player over the summer just before getting on stage with Taylor Swift, according to the club’s chief executive.Mark Ashton claims the pop star got on a video call to encourage a prospective new signing to seal his move to the East Anglia outfit. He did not reveal the player’s name, but said he is “certainly scoring a few goals” and is a fan of Sheeran, who is a minor shareholder at his hometown club.”Ed jumped on a Zoom call with him at the training ground, just before he stepped on stage with…

The science secretary has said he will “keep everything on the table” when it comes to restricting social media for children aged under 16 if tech companies do not act.Peter Kyle told Sky News he wanted the regulator Ofcom to be “more assertive” when it comes to “grotesque” behaviour on social media – including where teenagers have lost their lives. But campaigners are already calling for stricter measures including banning smartphones in all schools – which the government has not backed, saying it should be up to headteachers.There are also calls to ban social media for under-16s, a measure which…

A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2m (£4.9m) at an auction in New York.The conceptual art piece, called Comedian, became a viral sensation after Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan debuted it at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019. Festivalgoers tried to make out whether the single piece of fruit stuck to a white wall with silver tape was a joke or cheeky commentary on questionable standards among art collectors.The Sotheby’s auction house said it was the announcement of a new original work by the prominent and provocative artist Cattelan that initially captured the world’s attention, but Comedian “quickly…

Google must sell its Chrome browser to restore competition in the online search market, US prosecutors have argued.The proposed breakup has been floated in a 23-page document filed by the US Justice Department. It also calls for lawmakers to impose restrictions designed to prevent its Android smartphone software from favouring its own search engine.If the rules were brought in, it would essentially result in Google being highly regulated for 10 years.Google controls about 90% of the online search market and 95% on smartphones. Read more:School smartphone ban will not become law after MP drops proposalGrieving parents tell Ofcom to ‘step…

“I’m feeling a mix of excitement and nerves” – that’s how the AI replied when I asked how it felt minutes before the rocket launch.The reply came from the Hera Space Companion, an AI-powered assistant that was developed to “communicate” with the spacecraft of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission. Launched in October and due to last several years, the Hera mission is part of a planetary defence project designed to assess whether Earth can be protected from a catastrophic asteroid impact.”The ambition is to allow everyone to get closer to this mission and access information in a totally…

Movie fans are being warned they must not sing along to music in the new Wicked film.The movie, which features British singer and actress Cynthia Erivo and American star Ariana Grande, will be released in UK cinemas on Friday 22 November. However, according to an advisory video shown moments before the film in the US, AMC Theatres tells the audience “silence is golden” and fans should stay quiet so everyone can “enjoy the magic of movies”.It urges people not to talk or text, adding “no singing, no wailing, no flirting, and absolutely no name calling”.Ryan Noonan, an AMC spokesman, told…

Inflation is rising faster than expected, with the headline rate hitting 2.3% in October, higher than the 2.2% forecast by economists and above the Bank of England’s 2% target.How worried should we be? These figures are a world away from the double-digit levels of inflation we experienced in 2022, when the index peaked at 11.1%.Money blog: Follow live reaction to inflation newsInflation has broadly been coming down as the Bank has ratcheted up interest rates. Economists expect inflation to hover at around 2% over the next few years. However, Labour’s budget has created inflation jitters.The government is injecting a big…